Preen
[ pri:n ]
出國 Abroad
vt.& vi. （鳥）用嘴整理（羽毛）;
?? 例句
preen oneself on
以￥自豪|以￥而驕傲
He never cared a preen for her.
他對她一點也不在乎。
To dress or groom oneself with elaborate care; preen.
精心打扮極其用心地打扮或修飾自己；精心裝扮
primp and preen in front of a mirror
對著鏡子精心打扮.
Do not preen yourself on defeating so weak a person.
不要因打敗弱者而自傲。
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ preen-用嘴理,green-綠色:鳥正在用嘴整理綠色的羽毛
※ peer-瞇著小眼,n-拼音“你”:瞇著小眼問你看我漂不漂亮
?? 牛津釋義
preen
v [Tn]
1 (of a bird) clean or smooth (its feathers or itself) with its beak （指鳥）用喙整理（羽毛）.
2 ~ oneself (often derog 常作貶義)
(a) (of a person) make oneself look tidy by combing one's hair, etc （指人）（以梳頭等動作）打扮自己
preen oneself in front of the mirror 對著鏡子梳妝打扮.
(b) congratulate oneself; be pleased with oneself 自我欣賞; 沾沾自喜.
?? 擴展釋義
*[pri:n]vt. 用嘴整理, 打扮, 使得意vi. 打扮漂亮, 感到得意
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plus the person with the longest word gets ten extra points.
所造的字最長的人多得十分。
Do you still remember that Christmas?
你仍記得那個圣誕節嗎？
In 1626 the island of Manhattan was bought from local Indians, Native Americans, for a handful of goods worth about $24.
曼哈頓島是于1626年從當地的印第安人（即美洲土著人）手中買來的，只花了價值約為24美元的為數不多的貨物